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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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